Colorado

Distance from Denver to Westminster

Straight-line distance

12.6mi

Denver, CO and Westminster, CO are 12.6 miles (20.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Denver, the shortest path starts out heading NW (311°).

kilometers
20.3
nautical miles
10.9
heading from Denver
311° NW
heading from Westminster
130° SE
DenverWestminster

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Denver is from Westminster

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Denver and Westminster is 12.6 miles, 20.3 km or 10.9 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 12.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
12.6
Kilometers
20.3
Nautical miles
10.9
Bearing from Denver
310.5° NW
Bearing arriving at Westminster
310.4°
Bearing from Westminster
130.4° SE

Halfway between Denver and Westminster

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.821035, -104.971222 (39°49'15.73"N 104°58'16.40"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Federal Heights, CO, with 13,971 residents, 3.9 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/Denver, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Denver gets 14 h 59 min of daylight and Westminster 15 h 00 min; on December 21, 9 h 21 min and 9 h 20 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Denver has 6.3 times the population of Westminster. From July 2020 to July 2024, Denver changed by +1.6% and Westminster by -1.2%. Both are in Colorado.

  1. 01Denver, CO729,019 (+1.6%)
  2. 02Westminster, CO115,302 (-1.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Denver from Westminster?

12.6 miles, 20.3 km or 10.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Westminster from Denver?

NW. The great-circle path leaves Denver on a bearing of 310.5° and arrives at Westminster on 310.4°. The return trip starts on 130.4°.

What is halfway between Denver and Westminster?

The midpoint is at 39.821035, -104.971222. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Federal Heights, CO, 3.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Denver and Westminster?

Both use America/Denver, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Denver or Westminster?

Denver, with 729,019 residents in July 2024 against 115,302 for Westminster, 6.3 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

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